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The Certified Correctional Health Professional program is administered by NCCHC and governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of 10 correctional health experts from a variety of health professions. Three of the trustees are elected by their peers; the others are appointed from the correctional health field. The Board of Trustees is responsible for exam content, scoring and evaluation, as well as awarding certification to successful candidates.

CCHP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 2025-2026

Pauline Marcussen, DHA, CCHP (chair)
Former NCCHC Board Chair
Warwick, RI

Jamal Gwathney, MD, CCHP
Deputy Medical Director
Immigration Health Service Corps

Dionne Hart, MD, CCHP-MH
Psychiatrist
Care From the Hart

Elsie Judon, BSW, MS, CCHP
Lieutenant Colonel
Broward County Sheriff’s Office – Main Jail
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MPH,CCHP-CP, CCHP-A
CEO
Harris Health System
Houston, TX

Seaaira Reedy, PsyD, CCHP-MH
Vice President of Behavioral Health Services
Centurion Health
Parker, CO

Deborah Ross, CCHP (ex officio)
Chief Executive Officer
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Chicago, IL

Ralf Salke, RN, CCHP-A
Founder
Salke Advisory Group
Jefferson City, MO

Tara Taylor, MS, BSN, RN, CCHP-RN
Chief Nursing Officer
NaphCare, Inc.
Jefferson City, MO

Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A
Senior Director of Policy and Accreditation
Centurion Health
Evansville, IN

CCHP-A Subcommittee

Pauline M Marcussen, RHIA, DHA, CCHP (chair)
Former NCCHC Board Chair
Warwick, Rhode Island

Clarence Cryer, Jr., MPH, CCHP-A
Executive Director of Correctional Health, JPS Health Network
Fort Worth, Texas

Todd Kramer, MS, CCHP-A
Director of Policy and Standards Compliance, Delaware Department of Correction
Dover, Delaware

Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MBA, MPH, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A
CEO, Harris Health System
Houston, Texas

Ralf J Salke, RN, BSN, CCHP-A
Founder, Salke Advisory Group
Jefferson City, Missouri

Tracey L Titus, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A (vice chair)
Senior Director, Policy and Accreditation, Centurion Health
Evansville, Indiana

Robin Timme, PsyD, CCHP-MH, CCHP-A
Senior Expert, Falcon Correctional and Community Services
Landenberg, Pennsylvania

CCHP-CP Subcommittee

Jeffrey Alvarez, MD, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A (vice chair)
Corporate Medical Director, NaphCare, Inc.
Glendale, Arizona

Rebecca Ballard, MD, CCHP-CP
Utilization Management Medical Director, Centurion Health
North Attleboro, Massachusetts

Jennifer Clifton, DNP, FNP-BC, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A
Associate Dean, Practice and Community Collaboration, University of Utah
Park City, Utah

Jay Cowan, MD, CCHP-CP
Statewide Medical Director, Wellpath
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

Pracha Peter Eamranond, MD, MPH, CCHP
Chief Medical Officer, Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Concord, New Hampshire

Brent Gibson, MD, MPH, CCHP-CP
Principal Consultant, Avocet Enterprises, LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Leonora Muhammad, APRN, DNP, CCHP-CP
SVP, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, YesCare
Florissant, Missouri

Juan “Rudy” Nunez, MD, CCHP-CP
Correctional Health Care Consultant
Rockledge, Florida

Grant C. Phillips, MD, CCHP (chair)
Medical Director, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
Phoenix, Arizona

Esmaeil Porsa, MD, MBA, MPH, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A (vice chair)
CEO, Harris Health System
Houston, Texas

Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH, CCHP-CP
Addiction Medicine Specialist, YesCare
Bessemer, Alabama

Johnny Wu, MD, CCHP-CP, CCHP-A
Chief of Clinical Operations, Centurion Health
Sterling, Virginia

CCHP-MH Subcommittee

Kenya Key, PsyD, CCHP-MH (chair)
NCCHC Board Member
Chicago, IL

Sharen Barboza, PhD, CCHP-MH (vice chair)
Psychologist/Consultant, Barboza Consulting, LLC
Clinton, New York

Dionne Hart, MD, CCHP-MH
Physician, Care from the Hart
Markham, Illinois

Joseph Penn, MD, CCHP-MH
Director, Mental Health Services, UTMB CMC, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care
Conroe, Texas

Seaaira Reedy, PsyD, CCHP-MH
Vice President of Behavioral Health Services, Centurion Health
Parker, Colorado

Robin Timme, PsyD, CCHP-MH, CCHP-A
Senior Expert, Falcon Correctional and Community Services
Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Ohiana Torrealday, PhD, CCHP-MH
Private Practice
Tampa, Florida

CCHP-N Subcommittee

Patricia Blair, PhD, JD, CCHP-N, CCHP-A
Health Law Attorney & Nursing Faculty, University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care
Rosharon, Texas

LaToya Duckworth, MHA, RN, CCHP-N (vice chair)
Chief Nursing Officer, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Lincoln, Nebraska

Susan Laffan, RN, CCHP-N, CCHP-A
Key West, Florida

Rebecca Pinney, MSN, RN, CCHP-N, CCHP-A
Owner, Pinney Consulting Company
Atlanta, Georgia

Denise Rahaman, MBA, RN, CCHP-MH, CCHP-N, CCHP-A
CEO, DRCK CONSULTING
Mt Laurel, New Jersey

Carrie Reindollar, BSBA, LPN, CCHP-N
Accreditation Manager, NCCHC
Chicago, Illinois

Pamela San Miguel, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCHP-N
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Hennepin Healthcare
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Connie Smock, MSN, RN, CCHP-N
Nurse Manager, Idaho Department of Correction
Boise, Idaho

Daniel Spencer Sego, CCHP-N, CCPH-A
Clinical Operations Specialist, Centurion Health
Florence, Arizona

Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-N, CCHP-A
Senior Director, Policy and Accreditation, Centurion Health
Evansville, Indiana